Best Films of 2000- Kudos to Wong Kar Wai

This is the final entry in my series which looks at the Best Films from the starting year of each decade. We conclude with my choice for the Best Films of 2000. The Best Films of 1990 are listed on our sister blog "The Daily Vampire."

At the time, I considered Cameron Crowe's autobiographical film "Almost Famous" to be the best film of the year, but I have since seen Wong Kar Wai's (pictured here) masterpiece "In the Mood for Love," a film made in Hong Kong and I think it surpasses Crowe's film as it is a genuinely remarkable artistic achievement.

But, "Almost Famous" is still my choice for the best American film of 2000 which also saw solid films from directors like Steven Soderbergh, Christoper Nolan and Stephen Frears:

1. "In the Name of Love" (Hong Kong. Wong Kar Wai)

2. "Almost Famous" (Cameron Crowe)

3. "Traffic" (Steven Soderbergh)

4. "Best in Show" (Christopher Guest)

5. "Amores Perros" (Mexico. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)

6. "O Brother, Where Art Thou!" (Coen Bros.)

7. "High Fidelity" (Stephen Frears)

8. "Memento" (Christopher Nolan)

9. "Italian for Beginners" (Denmark. Lone Scherfig)

10. "Wonder Boys" (Curtis Hanson)

Other films of merit include "Nurse Betty," "Requiem for a Dream," and "Sexy Beast."

NOTE: We originally had an image of the film "In the Name for Love," but there appear to be tech glitches with that!